1. en.wikipedia.org

    Publius Terentius Afer (/ t ə ˈ r ɛ n ʃ i ə s,-ʃ ə s /; c. 195/185 - c. 159 BC), better known in English as Terence (/ ˈ t ɛr ə n s /), was a playwright during the Roman Republic.He was the author of six comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus.All six of Terence's plays survive complete and were originally produced between 166-160 BC.
  2. britannica.com

    Terence (born c. 195 bc, Carthage, North Africa [now in Tunisia]—died 159? bc, in Greece or at sea) was, after Plautus, the greatest Roman comic dramatist, the author of six verse comedies that were long regarded as models of pure Latin.Terence's plays form the basis of the modern comedy of manners.. Terence was taken to Rome as a slave by Terentius Lucanus, an otherwise unknown Roman ...
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  4. Return to Chapters. SECTION 4: ROMAN DRAMA. Chapter 14: Roman Comedy, Part 2 (Terence) I. Introduction: Roman Comedy after Plautus. Following Plautus' death in the mid-180's BCE, Caecilius Statius emerged as the pre-eminent playwright of Roman Comedy. Though much admired in his day and long after, not even one work of his survives whole and intact.
  5. encyclopedia.com

    Terence >Terence (195-159 B.C.), or Publius Terentius Afer, was a Roman comic >playwright. As a translator and adapter of the Greek New Comedy, produced >about 336-250 B.C., he gave near-perfect form and expression in Latin to the >comedy of manners.
  6. simple.wikipedia.org

    Publius Terentius Afer (fl. 166-160 BC), better known in English as Terence, was a Roman playwright.Terence was the author of six plays, all comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus.. According to an ancient biography by Suetonius, Terence was born in Carthage and was brought to Rome as the slave of a senator named Terentius Lucanus, who educated and freed him.
  7. latinitium.com

    Of all the Roman play­wrights, Ter­ence has always been held to show­case the most ele­gant Latin. Dur­ing the renais­sance, his plays was the ide­al source of col­lo­qui­al expres­sions nec­es­sary for speak­ing Latin in every­day life. Today, we dis­cuss this great author, his life and works—all in Latin.
  8. learnancientrome.com

    Dec 14, 2023Terence (190-159B.C.), was a playwright whose works focused mainly on romantic comedy. He drew heavily on the plays of Plautus, often adapting the latter's plots while introducing some of his own unique elements. Terence had a strong influence on Roman society and maintained a subtle political edge in many of his plays. ... The influence of ...
  9. classicalwisdom.substack.com

    Aug 16, 2024This was none other than Publius Terentius Afer, better known simply as Terence. Though he was a fine artist and innovator in his own right, there is a similarity between Terence and Plautus that cannot be ignored… both were comedic playwrights who adapted Attic comedy and presented it to the Roman masses.
  10. historyofcreativity.com

    Publius Terentius Afer (; c. 195/185 c. 159?BC), better known in English as Terence (), was a Roman African playwright during the Roman Republic.His comedies were performed for the first time around 170-160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on, impressed by his abilities, freed him.

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    Terence

    Roman comic playwright

    Publius Terentius Afer, better known in English as Terence, was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. All six of Terence's plays survive complete and were originally produced between 166–160 BC. According to ancient authors, Terence was born in Carthage and was brought to Rome as a slave, where he gained an education and his freedom; around the age of 25, Terence is said to have made a voyage to the east in search of inspiration for his plays, where he died either of disease in Greece, or by shipwreck on the return voyage. However, Terence's traditional biography is often thought to consist of speculation by ancient scholars who lived too long after Terence to have access to reliable facts about his life. Terence's plays quickly became standard school texts. Wikipedia

    BornPublius Terentius Afer, c. 195/185 BC
    Diedc. 159? BC
    OccupationPlaywright
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